The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will not attend the reception offered by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to the heads of state and government attending the UN General Assembly. The invitation was received at La Moncloa last week, but the Spanish Prime Minister will not be among the attendees, according to government sources, "due to scheduling reasons." However, in the official agenda of the Government made public late on Monday, the last event listed is at 10:00 p.m. in Spain - 4:00 p.m. in New York - a meeting of the SDG Advocates group. Trump's reception is at 1:00 a.m. Spanish time; 7:00 p.m. in New York.
In 2025, it was the King who attended the reception hosted by Trump, as Felipe VI led the Spanish delegation. In 2024, the President of the Government, although the transition from Trump to Joe Biden had not yet taken place, did not attend due to the impossibility of combining it with his speech at the UN General Assembly. In 2023, also with Biden in charge of the US, he did attend.
The relationship between Trump and Sánchez is going through a difficult period. The attacks by the US President on our country for refusing to increase Defense spending to 5% of GDP or rejecting the use of Spanish bases in the context of the war against Iran have caused ongoing tension.
The last time Sánchez and Trump met was at the box of the final of the World Cup held in New York, where Spain defeated Argentina. A quick greeting.
Sánchez will, however, meet with the Mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani. The Spanish politician will be the special guest on Wednesday at a breakfast organized by the New York City Hall and the Global Progress Foundation, chaired by the Prime Minister, to advocate for an economy oriented towards the majority.
Sánchez will attend this breakfast at 2:30 p.m. Spanish time, along with about 40 other leaders, where he will be the special guest to speak in a discussion entitled Building an Economy for the Majority at Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York mayors.
This will be the first time Sánchez and Mamdani meet in person, as the Mayor of New York could not attend the invitation extended by the Spanish President in April to attend the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona, which brought together progressive leaders from around the world.